More Frustrations as Roma Wastes Lead to Lose 3-4 Against Juventus (Video Highlights)
José Mourinho left Italy more than a decade ago as a Champions League winner, Serie A champion and Italian Cup victor after guiding Inter Milan to a memorable “tripletta” — treble.
Flash forward a dozen years and the outspoken coach’s return this season at Roma has been characterized by a series of frustrating losses — the latest a 4-3 home defeat to Juventus in the Italian league on Sunday.
“For 70 minutes we had total control,” Mourinho said. “If the match had finished in the 70th minute we would have been talking about an extraordinary game. Unfortunately it didn’t end there and all of our limits were exposed, including that of our bench.”
Manuel Locatelli, Dejan Kulusevski and Mattia De Sciglio completed the comeback for Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny — who formerly played for Roma — saved a late penalty from Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Juventus is fifth, three points behind Atalanta and the final Champions League berth, while Roma is seventh.
“I’m here to help these guys improve. I never thought my personality would be enough or that it would be easier to work here,” Mourinho said. “I want to take advantage of the three years on my contract to make an impact on this squad, but obviously I need help from the club.”
